I’ve found that on some occasions I can edit the source while debugging. Are there any other advantages of using the Visual Studio built-in webserver instead of a virtual directory in IIS?
Is there a way to automatically stop the ASP.NET Development Server (Cassini) whenever I do a build/rebuild in VS2008 (and then obviously have it start again when required)? Maybe there’s some hidden configuration setting somewhere? Or at least some way to do it as a post-build event maybe?
Scenario: I have an ASP.NET MVC application developed in Visual Studio 2008. There is a root folder named “Content” that stores images and stylesheets. When I run locally (using Cassini) and browse my application, every resource from the “Content” directory is always downloaded. Using Firebug, I can verify that the web server returns an HTTP 200 (“ok”).
I’ve recently returned to a web site project that has been on the backburner. Since recommencing work I’ve noticed css and javascript changes aren’t being recognised by the application when it’s running in Visual Studio Development Server. This previously worked fine. I could change stylesheets and javascript and run the app and test. Now the only way I can test the application is to publish it to my local IIS server (though I believe restarting my pc also fixes the problem).
I have a simple HTTPModule which does some custom session state management.
I have an ASPX webpage that does some complex operations and database calls. When I view the webpage by running ASP.NET Development Server (Cassini), it takes about 200ms.
How can automatically I stop the development web server when I stop debugging in Visual Studio?